When Strikeforce announced that welterweight champ Nick Diaz‘ next fight would not be against Jason Miller, aka Mayhem, there was a collective groan from MMA fandom. When they announced that Diaz would be defending his welterweight title against Evangelista Santos, aka Cyborg, aka Mr Cyborg, aka Cyborg’s husband, there was an even bigger collective groan.

Fans wanted to see Diaz defend his belt against Strikeforce’s best welterweight. And there’s no dispute that that man is UFC exile Paul Daley, aka “Semtex“. But Daley wanted more time after his December bout with Scott Smith, so Cyborg it is.

My colleague Jonathan Snowden was pretty much the sole exception, writing that Diaz vs Cyborg “will deliver”. The reason Snowden is so confident that this will be an action packed fight is simple. Nick Diaz plus a game and dangerous fighter = fun for fans.

Though he’s no stranger to huge fights, former world champion Shawn Porter was set to compete in front of the biggest audience — by far — of his career. Unfortunately for “Showtime,” that is not going to happen.

Paulie Malignaggi’s brief tenure as a sparring partner for Conor McGregor could best be described as tumultuous, and the events that led to him exiting the Irishman’s camp have resulted in some bad blood between the two men.

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold isn’t taking his gloves and leaving American Kickboxing Academy. Rockhold, though, is training away from the San Jose-based gym ahead of his return at UFC Fight NIght 116 vs. David Branch. The two will headline the Pittsburgh card on FOX Sports 1 on September 16. In a message posted […]

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Jared Cannonier will clash at the end of 2017. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced that the light heavyweights are set to do battle at a UFC Fight Night event in Winnipeg. The event will take place on Dec. 16. In the official announcement, the UFC also revealed another addition […]

Ben Askren, the reigning ONE welterweight champion, will look to defend his title once more this September at ONE: Shanghai. Askren (16-0) will face Zebaztian Kadestam on September 2 from the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. A former Bellator champion and ex-Olympic wrestler, Askren finished Agilan Thangalapani this past May in the first [ […]

Floyd Mayweather saw the clips of Conor McGregor’s sparring session with Paulie Malignaggi and he’s crying foul. “Money” is set to compete against McGregor on Aug. 26. The “super fight” will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’ll be aired live on Showtime pay-per-view. During a recent conference call, Mayweather was […]

Nick Roehrick is facing a suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Roehrick is a light heavyweight on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster. He made his debut for the promotion back in July. He was finished by Jared Cannonier in the third round. The UFC has released a statement revealing Roehrick’s possible violation of […]